Rowan was just here to be a ghostwriter. Investigating a small town's folklore and its connection to a real life murder wasn't part of his contract. ***** Rowan Underwood promised himself he'd do one last gig as a ghostwriter, tired of hearing everyone say how good of an opportunity it is. Bags packed, he moves to a small town in Nova Scotia, hands full of mythology and folklore books to write the work of a lifetime, and even has the help of Isla Guerreiro, small and fierce. When the myths become reality, when he's not entirely sure reality is what it appears to be, Rowan must do everything in his power to find out the truth about a murder before his name cannot be cleared any longer. [[WATTPAD FEATURED STORY]] [[WATTYS 2019 WINNER]] Content warnings: This story contains some scenes of violent nature. © 2017 caterina george // all rights reserved

❈ Watty's 2019 Fantasy Winner ❈ 'I'll take pride over power and guts over greed'. The five nations of Schamaria have been in conflict for many years now. With a war breaking out and the continent being divided into two sides, irreversible damage and stigmas on the earth and the people are inevitable. But when a royal heirloom -- which happens to contain the secret to gaining magical and elemental abilities -- is stolen from the Seyali Palace, the raging flame of the battle is only fueled. A gang leader, a thief, a magic manipulator, a spy, a traitor to the crown; they know nothing about each other, yet they must come together to find the Kingfisher before everyone else. When dark secrets and unseen connections are revealed, when greed lays its golden claws on the adventurers' hearts, and when it all becomes a game of power and deception, will they be able to reach their goal? Five strangers. Five motives. One target. ⸻ Long chapters ahead! Word count ⇢ 117,363

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION When her initiation into her college's History Club goes awry, Sol has to come face to face with Ethan-the cute guy whose house she just broke into. ***** Soledad Gutierrez, or Sol to her friends, decides to join the History Club at her Community college. However, this club is not like other clubs: they have an initiation process and a slew of other 'extracurricular activities.' In order to join the club, Sol must break into the oldest house in her small Californian town and steal one of their forks. The club members provide all the materials to break in; she just needs to take the utensil, take a selfie in the kitchen, and get out undetected-with the fork, of course. The problem is: Ethan Winston spots Sol in his grandparent's house, and he's determined to uncover the reason behind the break-in. However, both he and Sol are thrown for a loop when feelings begin to develop between them. And as Ethan becomes suspicious of the History Club, he and Sol get tangled in an adventure none of them were expecting. [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] [[Wattys 2019 Winner for Young Adult + Being Published by Wattpad Books in Fall 2020]]

The Vallen are a race of extraordinary humans, marked with tattooed forearms and incredible gifts. Though hated by humans, they have lived in relative peace with them for the last fifty years. Eira never knew she was one of them, until one day her forearm is marked with a fresh tattoo and her life is changed forever. She is thrown into a world she knows nothing about and soon finds out that she will play a key part in the future of the Vallen. **IMPORTANT NOTES:** * This story is my own and not a fanfiction * * This is book one in what I hope to make into a Wattpad exclusive series * * There is a love plotline in this but excuse me while I set it up*

My hypothetical experience of battling doubts as I fly across the country to pitch a story to Hulu.

Casey Reynolds knew that one of her students wasn't safe. Mackayla exhibited all the signs of abuse and neglect, despite coming from a well to do family. The school didn't believe Casey, the police didn't believe her, DCFS didn't even believe her. Everyone tells her that she's imaging things, that none of it ever happened. Casey decides to take her case public by writing to the Tribune. Someone out there has to believe her.

"Alis returned to cover and closed her eyes to steady her heart. When her eyes opened she found herself face to face with the medicine man. His flesh had gone from smoldering bronze to lifeless ash; his eyes were pools of ink and his mouth oozed blood hued black by shadows." The "Lost Colony" of Roanoke is considered to be one of the great mysteries of early American history. Some believe the colonists were forced out by famine, some believe they went to live amongst the neighboring tribes, others believe they were killed by the Native Americans. The truth is that they encountered a timeless evil that haunts to this day.

"I feel like the punchline to some inside joke between God and the Devil. I'm not laughing." Fifteen-year-old Manny doesn't seem to have the brightest future. His parents are losers, his oldest friend is dating the guy that picks on him, and he's an outcast at school. All of that changes when Manny and his friends discover Alice, the young woman that lives in an abandoned building down the street. Alice promises to give the group the things they want most in life. At first, she delivers, but soon Manny and his friends will discover that some gifts come at a price too great to be repaid. WIP

[WINNER OF A WATTY AWARD 2019 IN THE LITERARY FICTION CATEGORY!!!!] "We always want to know what the dead would tell us if they could tell us anything at all. We invent ghosts. Ouija boards. We make mediums and psychics stinking rich, getting them to talk to those who aren't around anymore. I could just play that game. I could play the messenger of Death. Even if just for a while; I could make something out of the miracle that I am." Cover art credit: Janice Sung

A 2019 Watty Winner. For fans of Allison Pataki and Philippa Gregory, THE NYMPH OF VERSAILLES is based on the true story of Madame Montespan's rise and fall at the court of King Louis XIV. Being the Sun King's mistress is a coveted position in a court full of greedy courtiers vying for power and Athénaïs de Montespan won't let anything stand in the way of her stealing the king's heart-not even poison. When the king's interest in his mistress Louise begins to wane, Montespan sees the position as a possible escape from her husband's mounting debts and loveless marriage. Her strained friendship with Louise doesn't stop her from charming the king. However keeping his heart is tricky in a court full of plotting beauties eager to have him for themselves, especially with her jealous husband bent on ending her seduction. Then her children's governess becomes an unexpected rival for the king's heart and the only woman who can contend with Montespan. With the court swirling with rumors of poison, Montespan finds herself caught in the web of accusations. Her position with the king begins to crumble as she fights to hold on to the life she's built. Without the king's love, she fears she will lose everything as she falls from grace.